Rebound
noun
The act of bouncing back after hitting a hard surface.
The rubber ball had a high rebound off the concrete wall.
Often appears as...
- high rebound
- quick rebound
verb
To bounce back after hitting a hard surface.
The tennis ball rebounded off the racket with great speed.
Often appears as...
- rebounded quickly
- rebounded violently
noun
A move in basketball where a player collects the ball after a missed shot.
The player has an impressive number of rebounds in this match.
Often appears as...
- defensive rebound
- offensive rebound
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Technical
verb
To recover in value, amount, or strength after a decrease or decline.
The company's stocks rebounded after a two-week slump.
Often appears as...
- rebounded sharply
- rebounded back
verb
To quickly recover and prosper after something bad happens.
She rebounded quickly after the breakup.
Often appears as...
- rebounded quickly
- rebounded from loss
noun
A quick recovery after suffering from something bad.
After his illness, he made a strong rebound.
Often appears as...
- strong rebound
- quick rebound
noun
The act of bouncing back after hitting a hard surface.
The rubber ball had a high rebound off the concrete wall.
Often appears as...
- high rebound
- quick rebound
verb
To bounce back after hitting a hard surface.
The tennis ball rebounded off the racket with great speed.
Often appears as...
- rebounded quickly
- rebounded violently
noun
A move in basketball where a player collects the ball after a missed shot.
The player has an impressive number of rebounds in this match.
Often appears as...
- defensive rebound
- offensive rebound
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To recover in value, amount, or strength after a decrease or decline.
The company's stocks rebounded after a two-week slump.
Often appears as...
- rebounded sharply
- rebounded back
verb
To quickly recover and prosper after something bad happens.
She rebounded quickly after the breakup.
Often appears as...
- rebounded quickly
- rebounded from loss
noun
A quick recovery after suffering from something bad.
After his illness, he made a strong rebound.
Often appears as...
- strong rebound
- quick rebound
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Used to describe literal bouncing of objects, not people or emotions.
The basketball's rebound off the rim was unpredictable.
Pro Tip 2/2Visual Imagery
The term often creates a vivid image of the action in the reader's mind.
I watched the ball's rebound in the gym with fascination.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Used to describe literal bouncing of objects, not people or emotions.
The basketball's rebound off the rim was unpredictable.
Pro Tip 2/2Visual Imagery
The term often creates a vivid image of the action in the reader's mind.
I watched the ball's rebound in the gym with fascination.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Movement
Used to describe literal bouncing of objects, not people or emotions.
The basketball's rebound off the rim was unpredictable.
Pro Tip 2/2Visual Imagery
The term often creates a vivid image of the action in the reader's mind.
I watched the ball's rebound in the gym with fascination.
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And I loved it. It was great. And I stayed. And year after year kind of went by and during that time the wildlife started to rebound. And I'm not kidding you it was amazing how quickly it came back. Not all species, but some species. It was like, it was staggering. Everything had a baby.
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Miami's Choice: Bigger...
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A Park Reborn: Bringing...
And I loved it. It was great. And I stayed. And year after year kind of went by and during that time the wildlife started to rebound. And I'm not kidding you it was amazing how quickly it came back. Not all species, but some species. It was like, it was staggering. Everything had a baby.
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The myth of Narcissus...
Echo wandered to a cave. And gradually, her heart grew heavy and her body frail until all that was left of her was her voice, which the wind carried to vast, empty places. Forever after, it could be heard reverberating through hollow caves and rebounding across lonely clearings.
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The Unexpected,...
And we are now growing policies to protect seagrasses and improve water quality so that we can recover seagrasses. And I tell you what, these policies are working. And over the last two decades, we have seen a rebound of seagrasses
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have protected it and it comes back faster than then the land comes back when we protect an area so that there is hope it doesn't take long for fish to rebound well you know it's absolutely spectacular that the recovery on this in
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I'm busy working on every aspect of my game - defense, shooting, rebounding - but I really want to become a better overall team player. Help my teammates become better players out on the court in order to win more ball games.
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I don't know if I ever said I'm going to get a lot of offensive rebounds. As far as I can remember that's been something I've done. I'm not sure how that happened. That's a way to help my teammates, so I'm happy doing it.
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For the longest time, I was horrified to hear the word 'failure,' but I've come to realize that we all fail. It's just a part of life. We all fall. It's how you rebound that shows the type of person you are.
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I think our life is a journey, and we make mistakes, and it's how we learn from those mistakes and rebound from those mistakes that sets us on the path that we're meant to be on.
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American Coach
The bottom line is, I want us to rebound, defend, share the ball, play hard. That's all. Now if you can't do that, if that's not important enough to you, it's not on me.
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Cameroonian Athlete
I'm able to guard multiple positions, switch and pick and rolls, guard from two to four and be able to help my defence out and rebound the basketball, block shots.
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Croatian Basketball Player
I gotta defend, I gotta protect the rim, I gotta rebound, I gotta set good picks for the guys, finish on offense, and I think that is not going to change much.
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Quinn Cook
American Basketball Player
I'm trying to be in the best shape of my life. I'm getting stronger and more athletic to help rebound and to guard bigger opponents.
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Filipino Basketball Player
I'm just trying to help any in any opportunity I get. If that's scoring the ball, defensively, rebounding.
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Naveen Tewari
Indian Businessman
The most important lesson to remember is that failure is inevitable, but so is success, so rebound.
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Kevin Durant
American Athlete
I'm busy working on every aspect of my game - defense, shooting, rebounding - but I really want to become a better overall team player. Help my teammates become better players out on the court in order to win more ball games.
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Robin Lopez
I don't know if I ever said I'm going to get a lot of offensive rebounds. As far as I can remember that's been something I've done. I'm not sure how that happened. That's a way to help my teammates, so I'm happy doing it.
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Johnny Gargano
American Wrestler
For the longest time, I was horrified to hear the word 'failure,' but I've come to realize that we all fail. It's just a part of life. We all fall. It's how you rebound that shows the type of person you are.
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Jay Ellis
American Actor
I think our life is a journey, and we make mistakes, and it's how we learn from those mistakes and rebound from those mistakes that sets us on the path that we're meant to be on.
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Larry Brown
American Coach
The bottom line is, I want us to rebound, defend, share the ball, play hard. That's all. Now if you can't do that, if that's not important enough to you, it's not on me.
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Pascal Siakam
Cameroonian Athlete
I'm able to guard multiple positions, switch and pick and rolls, guard from two to four and be able to help my defence out and rebound the basketball, block shots.
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Ivica Zubac
Croatian Basketball Player
I gotta defend, I gotta protect the rim, I gotta rebound, I gotta set good picks for the guys, finish on offense, and I think that is not going to change much.
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Quinn Cook
American Basketball Player
I'm trying to be in the best shape of my life. I'm getting stronger and more athletic to help rebound and to guard bigger opponents.
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Jordan Clarkson
Filipino Basketball Player
I'm just trying to help any in any opportunity I get. If that's scoring the ball, defensively, rebounding.
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Naveen Tewari
Indian Businessman
The most important lesson to remember is that failure is inevitable, but so is success, so rebound.
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